I was able to meet Lars in Vegas this past CrossVegas in 2011. I can say first hand: Lars is one. good. kid. And he is a literal machine. A true once-in-a-decade talent who's already chewed up and spit out the U23's. That win in Vegas over Peeters was no 'lucky' turn of events. It was a guaged and perfectly timed effort. Lars is a Terminator built from parts of Sven Nys and Adri van der Poel. Insanely powerful attacks mixed with gifted technical abilities. Welcome to the next 10 years of cyclo-cross domination...